Sorry about the picture layout. Can't figure out how to get them in a nice order. Well summer is almost over and it is the first day of school. Can't you see how happy they are to go back. They miss seeing all of their friends. This should last for about a week before they are ready for school to end.LOL They went to their open houses yesterday and were able to meet their teachers. I am really please with all the teachers that were picked for them this year. I think it will be a great school year. James is a little nervous about the fact that this is the year when he starts to really get homework. I think he will do great though.

I went to NH Friday night for a Friday Frenzy. It was so much fun!!! Melissa and AnnieK were there as well and of course Sue who owns The Quilt Patch. I was going to be good and not buy anything. sometimes it is just so hard to be good. But I sure am gonna have fun with those fabrics. Not sure how they all ended up in my hands. Picture decided it wanted to go above.

It was nice to come home to the family though and look was was blooming when I got home.Hmmm not sure why the pictures won't go where I want but isn't that a pretty rose bush.

Hope everyone has a great week.

Dawn-Marie

Looking for a good read

I am very excited about this new book coming out. Just had to order one already. This book is written by a friend of ours. I am so excited for him. Hmmm he has one character in this book Detective Jim with a wife Dawn and 3 kids. Boy that sounds familar.LOL I think the next book the lead character is Detective Jim. Can't wait to get my copy and start reading.

http://chuckigo.com/

Dawn-Marie

Time for myself

No pictures today but hopefully soon. I spent the night working on the cancer quilt. I have the top all complete minus the two borders.(Thank You Neen for mailing me my missing blocks) I really like how it is coming out. I might just make this quilt again. As soon as the borders are on I will post a picture.

I also spent some time working on my Black White and Ugly. I am hoping to have that top done in time for show and tell in Pennsylvania. I am so excited for this trip! There will be no sewing tonight. I have to go to the gym after work then off to take the kids to the movies to see "Hairspray"

Dawn-Marie

A Full Weekend

Whew I need a few days off to recover from such a full weekend. Friday after work I rushed home to make my little cousin Gracie her Birthday cake which is above. Then off to dinner and a movie with my cousin Jodi. My kids were all having "High School Musical 2" sleep overs. We saw Stardust and it was a great movie! I will be buying that when it comes out on DVD.

Gracies party Saturday then I was off to spend the rest of the weekend with my friend Neen and got to meet a new friend Teri. I have known her for a while in cyberland but this is the first timeI have had the pleasure of meeting her in 3d. I got a lot of sewing done which I am very happy about. I am making a quilt for a friend with cancer and want to get it to her soon. Her daughter use to babysit for us all the time. I will post a pic when the top is done.

I have been given a challenge by Teri to make and enter a quilt in the Maine show. Think I know what I will make but am pretty sure I am not anywhere near show level. She seems like a pretty good task master and will keep me on schedule.

Dawn-Marie

What's a Fork?

My little cousin just had his first Birthday party so Auntie had to make him a cake. I made Pablo from Backyardigans for him. I figured the cake would go a lot father than it did. Of course I did not expect Mommy to give him the whole head. He sure did like the cake. We didn't even have to wash a fork.

I am now in the process of making a butterfly cake for my other little cousin Gracie who is oing to be 1. I am hoping it is done soon cause I want to go to bed. It will be frosted tomorrow after I go to the movies to see Stardust with my cousin Jodi who is Kaines Mom.

Not sure if I can afford the movies after tonight. I just took the kids to the mall for back to school clothes and shoes. It took the girls about two hours to find one outfit and it took our whirlwind about ten minutes. You gotta love a boy.

Off to get the cake out of the oven.

It doesn't get much better than this

I had my cousin's kids for an overnight over the weekend. While it is a little extra work having five kids it is worth it. I think it is so important for cousins to grow up as friends. The littlest one went to sleep in the Playpen but the older one wanted to be with the big kids. I let them all sleep in my bed and this is what I saw when I came in to check up on them. I am not sure who wore who out but they didn't move until after 7:00 A.M. the next morning.

Around the fire

I am at work trying to start my first ever blog(shhh don't tell the boss). Called my husband to figure out what in the heck I should title my page. I didn't want this to be a blog just about me and my hobbies but about me and my life with family and friends. My husband and I came up with around the fire not just because we like the sounds of it but because we realized that since I got him an outdoor fireplace a couple of years ago most of our best times have happened around the fire.

As a matter of fact we had a fire last night. We had friends and family and plenty of food and lobster. We had a friend Jason come to visit from Nashville because he always wanted to see a Redsox Game. Well we couldn't have him come visit without having an fire. The fire again worked its magic and created new friendships that will enrich the lives of all that were there.

I gave up and went to bed a little after midnight. Unlike the rest I had to work today. Can you tell how hard I am working? Woke up @4:00 A.M. to find there was still a group around the fire!LOL

Back to work for me. Cross your fingers and hope this works.